Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Kent State
Zaid Hamdan
DL • 6'0" • 270 lbs • Mason, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zaid Hamdan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
45
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Tulsa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State • Tulsa • Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Zaid Hamdan built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Mason, OH wearing No. 57, spending time with Kent State, Ohio State, and Tulsa. The clearest part of Zaid Hamdan's career was...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Zaid Hamdan, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Tulsa. Zaid Hamdan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 55
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Zaid Hamdan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 55
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Tulsa
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · William Mason · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- William Mason · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 57 · Freshman
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DL 96th (top 10%) · Mid-American 105th (top 20%) · National 1,127th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tulsa | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 46.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 42.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 15.7 | Feb 3, 2021 |
Zaid Hamdan played DL for Ohio State, Tulsa, and Kent State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zaid Hamdan recorded 55 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Tulsa paired 4 primary output with 12.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, Tulsa, Kent State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
19.1
Usage
5.3
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. St. Francis (PA): 0. Tennessee: 0. Penn State: 0. Eastern Michigan: 3.5. Ball State: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 0. Buffalo: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. St. Francis (PA): 1 by 4.2. Tennessee: 5 by 20.8. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 55.8. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Buffalo: 8 by 58.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.6 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
58.3 vs Buffalo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/27 | @ BuffaloSplash game | L 7-43 | 8 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Akron | L 17-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Miami (OH) | L 7-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/7 | vs Ohio | L 0-41 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Western Michigan | L 21-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Bowling Green | L 6-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Ball State | L 35-37 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 33-52 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Penn State | L 0-56 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Tennessee | L 0-71 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs St. Francis (PA) | L 17-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zaid Hamdan story
Zaid Hamdan built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Mason, OH wearing No. 57, spending time with Kent State, Ohio State, and Tulsa. The clearest part of Zaid Hamdan's career was his defensive production: 55 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Zaid Hamdan's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ohio State
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Tulsa
2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Kent State
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 8.4 | 1.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tulsa | 4 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 6 | 19.1 | 5.3 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 5 · L 33-52 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Buffalo
Week 14 · L 7-43 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.6 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Washington
Week 2 · L 10-43
1
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Tulane
Week 11 · L 22-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 6 · L 17-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Tulsa
4 primary output · 12.8 efficiency · 5.6 usage
46.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Kent State
42.4
6 primary · 19.1 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Ohio State
40.9
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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